Comments on: City of Dallas Sends 400 iPhones to CEOs

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:15:31 +0000

Interesting sales pitch. Definitely agree that Dallas is basically buying some national press on this one. Also, beyond the Blackberry argument, it’s not like 99% these executives pay for their own existing service or would even bat an eye at buying a new cell phone.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:45:43 +0000

Dallasite…….
While crime is down, education in DISD is certainly an issue. Relocating businesses care about both, as you say. However when Boeing was considering Dallas as HQ, cultural and urban environment were issues.

By: Wes Mantooth

Wes Mantooth — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:37:17 +0000

“Hello, Dallas Regional Chamber? Steven Soderbergh here. You might know me from a movie that I directed a couple years ago? Yeah, I’d like that gimmick back, you know, the one where you send a trojan horse to the CEO in the guize of a prized cell phone. Yeah, that’s the one. I know, it wasn’t as good as 11 but better than 12. Everyone says that, yes. No, you can’t have the girl from The Girlfriend Experience instead. Okay? Thanks. Bye.”

By: Neither party

Neither party — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:30:29 +0000

Brilliant…..when they move here we can have a happy hour and all exchange info via ‘bump’ app.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:41:13 +0000

This is not about giving everyone an iPhone to use.

When you’re in the sales business, and the Mayor and these other organizations are in the sales business to an extent, you send gifts with sales packages and info.

Of course, such a promo is not going to get you a sale (in this case a relocation) by itself, but it’s an icebreaker and shows some initiative.

In the DMN article, DowntownDallas says “more than 50 companies, including Tenet Healthcare Corp., Capital One Financial Corp. and AT&T Inc., have moved to Dallas in the past two years.”

Apparently, the Mayor and these groups are doing something right.

Larissa: cool idea. noted

By: Incognizant

Incognizant — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:21:31 +0000

“…(even though the iPhone is clearly superior)…”

Typing on glass.

You crack me up, Rogers.

By: Dallasite

Dallasite — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:09:41 +0000

“Getting businesses to relocate to Dallas gets harder and harder when we cannot keep libraries open, fund parks adequately, operate multimillion $ fountains in Fair Park, and pave the streets properly.”

And those are all things that business don’t really care about that much.

Try crime, education, and tax rates for the win.

By: MIssing Dots

MIssing Dots — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:09:04 +0000

Is the city paying for the calling plan too?

By: Enrique De La Fuente

Enrique De La Fuente — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:06:15 +0000

“Getting business to relocated to Dallas gets harder and harder.”

Well, AT&T, Comerica, among others relocating to Dallas or downtown Dallas kinda refutes that argument.

Say what you will about the iPhone, it probably beats a generic Chamber letter that would have gotten lost in the mail room at any of these corporate mail rooms.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:51:46 +0000

Getting businesses to relocate to Dallas gets harder and harder when we cannot keep libraries open, fund parks adequately, operate multimillion $ fountains in Fair Park, and pave the streets properly. All the cute iphone promotions will not make up for shoddy a city environment no matter what Tom Leppert and John Crawford think.